Inflation Reduction Act Includes Long-Term Investment for IRS

The IRS is in line to get a 10-year, $80 billion investment under the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed the Senate last week. The House is expected to return from its recess and vote on the bill this Friday.

NTEU strongly supports this sorely-needed funding for the IRS, which has suffered through a decade of budget cuts resulting in 15,000 fewer employees.

“IRS employees deserve this chance to dig out from behind backlogs, modernize their outdated computer systems and enforce the tax code fully and fairly for all,” said National President Tony Reardon. 

NTEU also supports the bill’s funding boosts for the National Park Service and Environmental Protection Agency. Read more